Published 4:24 pm, Thursday, November 12, 2015

Photo: Jessica Hill — The Associated Press

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UConn coach Geno Auriemma hugs senior Breanna Stewart during a ceremony in which the Huskies received rings for their 2015 national championship prior to an exhibition game against Vanguard on Sunday in Storrs.

UConn coach Geno Auriemma hugs senior Breanna Stewart during a ceremony in which the Huskies received rings for their 2015 national championship prior to an exhibition game against Vanguard on Sunday in Storrs.

Two-time national player of the year Breanna Stewart and fellow All-American Moriah Jefferson will have embarked on their pro basketball careers by the time the newest Huskies arrive on campus.

And there won’t be the same sort of hoopla surrounding this trio.

Irwin was the first to sign and fax her national letter of intent on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period. Dangerfield’s letter arrived not long after. Bent’s was the last one to arrive.

It’s an interesting group. Unlike four years ago when Stewart, Jefferson and Morgan Tuck were among the top five players nationally, this group includes just one top 5 recruit in Dangerfield. Bent and Irwin are under-the-radar prospects.

Dangerfield, a 5-foot-6 guard, averaged 15.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.5 steals as a junior at Blackman High in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Bent, a 5-9 guard from Centerville, Massachusetts, scored more than 1,000 points in three seasons at Barnstable High (beginning as an eighth-grader). She transferred to Tabor Academy and was part of a more-balanced offense. She was one of three players averaging between 11-12 points per game for a team which reached the NEPSAC Class A title game.

Irwin, a 6-2 forward who averaged 20 ppg as a junior, is the daughter of former Branford High star Bethany (Collins) Irwin, who happens to be her coach at State College (Pa.) High.